Railroad-tie.



C. A. DANZ. RAILROAD TIE. APPuc'ATmN FILED SEPT. 22. 1915.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916. I

CGLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH COQWASHINGTON, D. C.

RAILROAD-TIE'.

iran srrns Parmi YCARL A. DANZ, or Tomca, ILLINOIS.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. a, raie..

Application med september 22,1915. serial No. 52,112'.

of that type embodying a concrete body structure and is particularlydirected to the provision of such means associated with such ties forsecuring railroad rails thereon.

It is an object of the present invention to provide means forsecuringrails on the tie which may be inserted in the tie after the tiehas been molded and in suchinterlocking relation with parts thereof asnot to require driving of the members comprising said means into thetie.

It is another object of the invention to provide a means for securingthe members of the rail fastening means in such interlocking relationwith the tie, which means serves also as a cushion for therails to takeup the vibration thereof due to passage of the train thereover and thusprevent possible disintegration of adjacent tie portions due to suchvibration.V

It is further an object of the invention to provide rail securing meansand such cushion means which mayV be associatedV with the tie at aminimum cost consistent with eilicient and durable operation.

I/Vith the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionresides more particularly in the novelcombination, formation andarrangement of parts as more fully described hereinafter and pointed outin the appended claims. l

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, wherein similarcharacters of reference throughout th-e several views, and in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of ties constructed in accordance with thepresent invention and having rail sections Xed thereon by the impro-vedsecuring means. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken transversely through atie on the line 2-2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a fragmental view takenlongidesignate corresponding parts tudinally through one end of the tieon the line 3 8 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a' perspective view of one ofthe-rail securing members. Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofone endportion ofthe tie. i

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings :there isshown a tie 5 molded of concrete and provided/with reinforcing metal'ybars hereinafter to be de-` scribed. -The means for vsecuring-the railsections on this tie comprises at each end thereof'a pair of parallellongitudinally extending recesses A6 opening at the top. The lowerportions ofthe recesses are extended longitudinally at each end toprovideso'ckets `7 and rail securing members 8 are provided eachcomprising a'single bar of malleable metal which is adapted to bedisposed vertically in one respective end of va recess 6 and having itslower end directed laterally at 9 to .extend into the socket 7.

Disposed in each recess between ythe members 8 is a block 10 formed ofwood or like material and serving to hold the members 8 againstdisplacement. The upper ends of the members 8 extend -above the tie andthe blocks l0 also preferably extend slightly above the tie. In securingthe rails they are placed to rest on these blocks between the members 8,and the tops of the members 8 are then bent inwardly over the baseflange portions of the rails to effectively secure them. Thus the blocksserve a dual function in that they also serve as a cushion for the railsto prevent transmission of the usualvibration occasioned by the passageVof the train over said rails to the concrete body of the tie.

a An exceedingly simplel device has thus been provided whereby the railsmaybe secured to the tie with a minimum amount of labor and at a minimumcost as respects the structure.

Should it be desired to detachthe rails, or should the members 8 becomebroken orit be found desirable for any reason to remove them, such maybe readily effected by bending them up to release the rails and thenlifting out the blocks 10.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of myinvention, vI

have merely done so for the sake of con-` venience and I do not wish tobe limited to that particular embodiment as'it is obvious that numerouschanges maybe made within the details of construction thereof without inany way departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Said reinforcing means for the tie comprises a pair of longitudinalmetal bars v11 which extend throughout the tie at its lower fportion andpairs of transverse bars l2 which extend adjacent the ends of theopenings. There is also provided between each pair of openings thereinforcing` bars 13. Adjacent the openings the tie is preferablyprovided with an enlargement 5a on its bottom which materiallystrengthens the structure adjacent said openings.

What claim is:

l. The combination with a railwayr tie provided with openings in its endportions, of rail securing members interlockingly secured in theopenings and rail cushion blocks disposed in the openings and holdingsaid members in such interlocking position.

2. The combination with a railway tie having openings inthe tops of itsend portions, of rail securing members interlockingly disposed in theend portions of the openings and blocks disposed in saidlopenings forholding the rail securing members in such interlocking position.

3. The combination with a railway tie Copies having longitudinallyextending openings in its end portions extended longitudinally at thelower end portions to provide sockets, or' rail securing membersdisposed in the ends vof theopenings and projecting thereabove to bebent over a rail extended across the opening, lateral extensions at thelower ends of said members extending into the sockets and retainingblocks disposed in the openings between the members.

t. The combination with a railway tie having longitudinally extendingopenings in its end portions extended longitudinally at the lower endportions to provide sockets, of rail securing members disposed in theends of the openings and projecting thereabove to be bent over a railextended across the opening, lateral extensions at the lower ends ofsaid members extending into the sockets and retaining blocks disposed inthe openings between the members, said retaining` blocks also formingcushions for the rails. 4

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

CARL A. DANZ. Witnesses:

HERMAN PLETsoH, ALBERT PLn'rsoH.

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